"tighten" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

tighten verbo

tighten + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 30
tighten controls • tighten one's grip • tighten one's belts • tighten security • tighten one's hold • tighten policy • tighten one's arms • ...
2. tighten restrictions = zaostrz ograniczenia tighten restrictions
3. tighten standards = ogranicz standardy tighten standards
6. tighten procedures = ogranicz procedury tighten procedures
  • The project also tightened procedures for monitoring new drugs on the market to spot quickly adverse side effects.
  • It would also tighten procedures for identifying and penalizing people who try to evade jury duty.
  • The company, Mr. White says, has also tightened its policies and procedures for managing derivatives risks.
  • A Government minister said today that Britain was considering moves to tighten operating procedures on its ferries.
  • He says he is cutting costs, tightening procedures and getting products to markets faster.
  • Maine's methadone clinics are cooperating with state officials and have agreed to tighten procedures.
  • Now the group has stepped in to tighten procedures so that the tests mimic real-world driving conditions.
  • The challenge for Leveson is to tighten procedures that help prevent wrongdoing without killing an already sickly patient.
  • The Washington Bancorporation agreed to tighten management practices and procedures after defaulting on about $26 million in short-term debt.
  • More recently, increased air traffic, tightened procedures, and stricter operating limits have made it harder to achieve.
7. tighten limits = zaostrz limity tighten limits
(2) grip, hold, screw, grasp
Kolokacji: 4
(3) belt, arm, noose
Kolokacji: 3
(6) finger, hand, fist
Kolokacji: 3
(7) requirement, enforcement
Kolokacji: 2
verbo + tighten
Kolokacji: 4
try tightening • begin tightening • keep tightening • finish tightening
tighten + preposición
Kolokacji: 25
tighten up • tighten around • tighten on • tighten into • tighten with • ...
tighten + adjetivo/adverbio
Kolokacji: 31
tighten further • tighten slightly • tighten painfully • tighten suddenly • slowly tighten • ...

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